Tag: urban transport
By Leo Byrne, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A power failure on both metro lines affected all the subway stations in the South Zone on Monday morning. The outage caused the closure of every station from Catete...
By Anna Fitzpatrick, Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The initial growth acceleration program, or PAC, planned for 2007 to 2010, earmarked investments of R$504 billion (US$306 billion) to be spent on infrastructure issues. Of that, R$346.5 billion was earmarked...
By Clara Cavour - Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO - Wi-Fi internet is now available on public buses traveling from Santos Dumont Airport to Barra de Tijuca. This month, Rio's Mayor Eduardo Paes launched the new buses, equipped with...